Elon Musk says Tesla’s Cybertruck will have the ability to ‘serve briefly as a ship’ to cross rivers and lakes

• Elon Musk tweeted out new particulars about Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck.
• He stated the pickup will have the ability to float and function a ship for brief durations.
• Tesla says the Cybertruck will go into manufacturing subsequent 12 months, two years delayed.

Through the years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has slowly revealed particulars about his firm’s long-postponed Cybertruck pickup. On Thursday, he stated the electrical truck will have the ability to float and work like a ship for brief durations. 

“Cybertruck will likely be waterproof sufficient to serve briefly as a ship, so it could cross rivers, lakes & even seas that are not too uneven,” Musk tweeted.

—Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
September 29, 2022

Years of delays have left preorder holders and trade watchers questioning when the Cybertruck will have the ability to merely function a truck. Tesla revealed the unique-looking mannequin at a splashy occasion in 2019 and deliberate to start out gross sales in 2021 however now says manufacturing will start in 2023. 

Within the interim, Ford, Common Motors, and the California startup Rivian have all launched battery-powered pickups of their very own. 

Musk has a behavior of creating hard-to-keep guarantees about future merchandise and applied sciences. He is stated that rocket thrusters will enable the upcoming Tesla Roadster sports activities automobile to hover. For years, he is stated that Tesla is on the point of creating absolutely self-driving vehicles. 

Some specifics in regards to the Cybertruck have modified within the three years since its unveiling. The truck will value greater than the roughly $40,000 Tesla initially marketed, Musk informed shareholders in August. Late final 12 months, he stated the primary fashions out may have 4 motors and rear-wheel steering, giving them the flexibility to spin in place like a tank or drive diagonally. 

Tesla says two different delayed fashions will go into manufacturing subsequent 12 months: the Semi tractor-trailer and Roadster sports activities automobile.